Just, what the HELL?

Well here's some news that proves we live in a world that can be ridiculous/insensitive/generally crazy. A group of promoters for an Israeli gay club have used their creative authority to conclude that it is apparently acceptable to use ISIS-themed images on their most recent club night posters.

The images in question strongly refer to the recent horrific videos released by ISIS, showing the murders of David Haines, James Foley and Steven Sotloff.

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One of the pictures shows two men; one dressed in orange, in a nod to the boiler suits the three executed US and Brit hostages have been made to wear in the videos depicting their beheadings, and another in a black sash - a slightly more revealing interpretation of the executor outfits also seen in the harrowing videos.

The man in the black clothes is seen standing over the orange-clad 'hostage' - who also boasts a short haircut to match those of the hostages - with a desert background reminiscent of the ISIS video locations. The Islamic State group's black flag is also present, and the poster is finished off with a line of text along the bottom, exactly how it is displayed in ISIS' brutal films.

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A second image was also used in the promotion of Haoman 17 Club's event, which took place last Friday in the Israeli capital of Tel Aviv, and shows a semi-naked man waving a black flag representative of ISIS' extremist intentions.

To say that these pictures are insensitive is an understatement. To say they are ludicrous and awful is probably more apt. Given the horrendous violence of the ever-expanding terrorist group, who are using bloodthirsty attacks in their attempt to take control of large areas of Iraq and Syria, as part of their quest to create one 'Islamic State', it's surely unacceptable that such references are being used so lightly in the promotion of a social event.

But according to Amiri Kalman, co-founder of the club-promoter group responsible for the posters, Drek,they are merely "reacting to current events".

"We reject violence in any form and that includes the videos intended to scare the world...we also refuse to participate with this fear and refuse to become hysterical. This is satire, and our way of showing our contempt of them and their videos." he continued. Fair dos, but where the link to a gay club night comes in, we're not so sure.

The beheading-inpired pictures have since been removed from publication, but the other image still remains. Does that signify that it's been deemed acceptable, then?

God only knows what can we expect next. Images of missing schoolgirl Alice Gross used to promote One Direction's next tour? FGM-inspired pictures used to help sell theme park tickets? Just no, world. Stop with the insensitivity.

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